farraginous

PRONUNCIATION:

(fuh-RAJ-uh-nuhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Heterogeneous; having a mix of random things.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin farrago (mixed fodder), from far/farr (corn or spelt). Ultimately
from the Indo-European root bhares- (barley), which also gave us barn, barley,
farina, and farrago. Earliest
documented use: 1616.

USAGE:

“If at first glance the visitor mistakes this farraginous exhibition
for a Royal Antiques Roadshow, he is not far from the truth.”
Brian Sewell; All the Charm of an Antiques Roadshow; Evening Standard
(London, UK); Mar 14, 2013.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such
character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not. -Jean
de la Bruyere, essayist and moralist (16 Aug 1645-1696)